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  • 31lance — lance1 lancelike, adj. /lans, lahns/, n., v., lanced, lancing. n. 1. a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging. 2. a cavalry soldier armed with such a weapon; lancer. 3. an… …

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  • 32lance — n. & v. n. 1 a a long weapon with a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head, used by a horseman in charging. b a similar weapon used for spearing a fish, killing a harpooned whale, etc. 2 a metal pipe supplying oxygen to burn metal. 3 = LANCER.… …

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  • 33Lancé — 47° 41′ 41″ N 1° 04′ 06″ E / 47.6947222222, 1.06833333333 …

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  • 34lance — {{11}}lance (n.) late 13c. (late 12c. as a surname), from O.Fr. lance (12c.), from L. lancea light spear, Spanish lance (It. lancia, Sp. lanza), possibly of Celt Iberian origin. The French word spread into Germanic (Cf. Ger. Lanze, M.Du. lanse,… …

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  • 35Lance! — Infobox Newspaper name = Lance! caption = type = National daily sports newspaper format = Tabloid owners = foundation = October 26 1997 pt icon [http://observatorio.ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/artigos/fd260820032.htm Os meninos do Lance! Observatório …

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  • 36lance — {{#}}{{LM L23343}}{{〓}} {{SynL23921}} {{[}}lance{{]}} ‹lan·ce› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Suceso o acontecimiento interesantes o importantes que ocurren en la vida real o en la ficción: • Te gustarán los lances cómicos de la novela.{{○}}… …

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  • 37Lance — /lans/, n. a male given name. * * * ▪ weapon       spear used by cavalry for mounted combat. It usually consisted of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal point. Its employment can be traced to the ancient Assyrians and Egyptians, and it was… …

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  • 38lance — v. To force a celebrity to reveal that he or she is gay. lancing, lanceing, pp. Example Citations: Doogie Howser wasn t outed, he was lanced. That s a new term to describe celebrities who have been forced to reveal they re gay, said Reichen… …

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  • 39lance — 1. noun /lɑːns,læns/ a) A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. Thy brother’s …

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  • 40lance — 1. To incise a part, as an abscess or boil. 2. A lancet. [L. lancea, a slender spear] * * * lance lan(t)s n LANCET lance vt, lanced; lanc·ing …

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